Open AccessTreating the Many Using a Few: A Novel Approach for the Application of External Fixators in Mass Casualties
Author(s) -
Alexandros Vris,
Ossama Al-Obaedi,
Kalpesh R. Vaghela,
Nima Heidari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1428
Subject(s) - external fixator , medicine , mass casualty , surgery , external fixation , orthopedic surgery , medical emergency
The aim of this is to allow the use of unsterile kit (clamps and rods) in situations where the demand for external limb fixators exceeds the available sterile equipment.